Complex replaces previously ill-kept private apartments

12:52 AM,
Jul. 19, 2013

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Kasia Hall
katherine.hall@indystar.com

Residents fanned themselves Thursday night while walking about the mulch- and straw-covered grounds of newly opened low-income senior housing complex First Devington.

The area around the 48-unit complex has been hurt by crime and crumbling streets and sidewalks over the years, but Gov. Mike Pence - sporting rolled-up sleeves amid 91-degree heat - called the longtime Northeastside eyesore a new asset to the city.

Joined by Mayor Greg Ballard and other community leaders, Pence was among about 100 people who turned out for opening ceremonies at 5940 Staughton Drive. ...